About

I have not always been terribly interested in the visual arts, mainly due to my ineptitude, but that changed on a trip with my friends down the Zion Narrows years ago. My friend, Aaron Beddes, was into photography and took his SLR along for the hike. Watching him use the camera sparked my interest in photography so I bought a used Canon Rebel off eBay, read a bunch of books, and proceeded to take a mountain of awful photos on slide film. Even though I was terrible, I thoroughly enjoyed myself and have been an addict since. I have since moved on to digital photography and enjoy the challenge of trying to take what I consider to be good photos. My “success rate” is still quite low but getting out and exercising creativity has been fantastic.

I’m really happy with my photography gear, which is as follows:

• Canon 40D
• Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 AF USM
• Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD AF
• Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L AF USM
• Hoya polarizers
• Manfrotto tripod legs
• Acratech Ultimate Ballhead tripod head
• Canon Speedlite 430EX Flash

My favorite types of photography are landscape, travel, and detail-oriented photographs, so I spend most of my time in those sorts of areas. David Noton is far and away my favorite photographer. His stuff is inspiring and pushes me to get out and improve my skills. Do yourself a favor and swing by his site.